About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 87
RIoT Solutions ramps up security capabilities to match business growth
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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RIoT Solutions, the Australian IoT specialist, is emphasising security as a top priority and has seen increasing demand for its services.
ISACA to lead cybersecurity training program in Malaysia
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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education, learning & training
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isaca
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skills shortage
Malaysia's Digital Economic Corporation (MDEC) will be working with global technology association ISACA to roll out security training programs.
Will the iPhone X's Face ID be hackable? Security expert weighs in
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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surveillance
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biometrics
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apple
The iPhone X's facial recognition technologies have been called into question by a security consultant who claims that no tech is ever unbeatable.
Monero cryptocurrency miner enslaves Windows Server 2003 systems in botnet
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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crypto
A malicious cryptocurrency miner is infecting vulnerable Windows web servers worldwide, creating a botnet and mining Monero cryptocurrency.
Faceliker Trojan leads the malware race in Q2
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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casb
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healthtech
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facebook
Rogue Facebook likers and script-based malware featured at the top of McAfee's latest Quarterly Threats Report.
Cybersecurity not just a means of defence but business success too
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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cloud services
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vodafone
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cyber attacks
86% of high-growth companies see cybersecurity as a means of new business opportunities, not just defence, says Vodafone report.
Credential theft is the hottest trend for cyber attackers in Q2
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
This year cyber attackers have narrowed their focus to methods that involve credential theft, be it through malware, phishing or brute force attacks.
Palo Alto Networks brings WildFire threat intelligence platform to APAC
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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data protection
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks has brought WildFire Cloud to Asia Pacific with a new base in Singapore, furthering the company's cloud reach.
US research team takes biometric scanning to heart
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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biometrics
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mfa
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iam
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new method of biometric scanning that uses heart scans for authentication.
Customers will turn their backs if data breach disclosure isn't done right - survey
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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crm
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cx
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martech
Of 3035 customers worldwide, 43% said they would never return to a company following a data breach and poor rectification methods.
CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.
Criminals turn to virtual methods to cash in on ATMs
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
There's change in the air as criminals are increasingly ditching the physical-based methods of stealing information and cash from ATMs.
Android banking Trojan stalks Google Play - again
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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google
It's a case of déjà vu for one particular Android banking Trojan, which has popped up on Google Play after being removed from the store this year.
MacOS High Sierra zero-day shows Keychain passwords in plain text
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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apple
MacOS users who are starting the upgrade to High Sierra are vulnerable to a proof-of-concept attack that shows their online passwords in plain text.
SonicWall unveils 'biggest innovations in company's history'
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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breach prevention
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
SonicOS, firewalls, wireless access points, cloud analytics and a mobile OS make up SonicWall's newest range of products.
EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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malware
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crypto
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blockchain
Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.
Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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supply chain
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hack
The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.
M1 takes on Nokia tech to offer network-based mobile security
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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endpoint protection
Singapore telecommunications provider M1 says it has built Asia's very first network-based mobile malware detection solution.
APAC is now the most dangerous cyber threat region in the world
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
APAC ranked highest in ransomware threats & malware detections, with online banking malware and malicious mobile app downloads also prevalent.
Digital Shadows' $26m funding a 'huge milestone', says CEO
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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risk & compliance
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digital shadows
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funding
Digital Shadows has raised $26 million in a Series C funding round, which will be put towards global expansion and its service development.